For more than half a century, scientists have hunted for the cause of lupus. The disease is relentless and debilitating, one ...

A virus that changes its binary signature each time it infects a new file. Using a random number generator, a unique key can be created to encrypt each virus download that self extracts and executes ...

The discovery of a massive virus that suffers from another virus has reignited debate over whether the microscopic agents of infection should be considered living things rather than bags of genes.

The style and purpose of viruses runs the gamut. Following is a small sampling. See Sophos and virus. The fastest spreading virus in history appears to have been written by a resident of Manila in the ...

The strange interaction of a parasitic wasp, the caterpillar in which it lays its eggs and a virus that helps it overcome the caterpillar's immune defenses has some scientists rethinking the ...

In the crassest of terms, that’s how the state of Michigan defines the 22,686 residents who have “recovered” from COVID-19 as of May 9. So in mid-April — when Anthony Moses lay in a hospital bed ...

Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in the U.S. as the country heads into the final days of the 2020 election, with the pandemic threatening to once again dominate the race even as President Trump ...

The WHO has so far resisted labeling COVID-19 a pandemic. As the coronavirus continues its spread around the globe, a single word is coming from the mouths of experts at an alarmingly growing rate: ...

Imagine if one year ago U.S. states had been left free to craft fifty different responses to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. If so, it’s not unreasonable to speculate that lockdowns, to the extent ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio will seek data to help decide whether to change the definition of who is in “close contact” for the coronavirus to try and reduce the number of students needing to be ...

But the federal government has "tied a lot of decisions to the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated, and changing that definition is a difficult endeavor, at least from their perception, ...

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